Déjà Vu Café
Burger · Isla Vista
About Déjà Vu Café
Déjà Vu Café is a restaurant located in Isla Vista, CA. Rated 3.9 out of 5 by guests. Known for: Fast service. Popular for breakfast, solo dining. The menu features coffee, quick bite. Offers dine-in, delivery, takeout, outdoor seating. Casual, trendy atmosphere.
What Customers Say About Déjà Vu Café
Déjà Vu Café is a popular late-night spot known for affordable American food like burgers and fries. Many praise the Gaucho Burger and generous portions. Some customers have reported issues with order accuracy and inconsistent service.
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Tip: It's a great option for a quick lunch or late-night snacks. Prices are reasonable and there are a lot of great options.
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Déjà Vu Café Isla Vista Reviews
A great option for a quick lunch or late-night snacks! Prices are reasonable and there are a lot of great options. My favorites are the Gaucho Burger and the chicken tenders.
I asked my sister to take a picture of this BBQ Chicken & Bacon sandwich because it looked bomb. And it tastes bomb, too! The sauce wasn’t overpowering and the chicken was well seasoned. Crispy fries are a plus!
A great option for a quick lunch or late-night snacks! Prices are reasonable and there are a lot of great options. My favorites are the Gaucho Burger and the chicken tenders.
I asked my sister to take a picture of this BBQ Chicken & Bacon sandwich because it looked bomb. And it tastes bomb, too! The sauce wasn’t overpowering and the chicken was well seasoned. Crispy fries are a plus!
I don’t do much reviews but this place is so good The food is cheap the quality is so good for the price I would recommend this place for a late night meal and I wouldn’t go with the competitors (high price wack sb munchies 🤢) that’s a whole different story though i’ve ordered twice from this place and I am honestly surprised that I’ve never ordered sooner their burgers good they have pretty good tenders for the price The burritos like again pretty good for the price I would definitely recommend it if you’re high or drunk or even hungry for a late night meal definitely give this place a try if you’re reading this
Delicious fresh food with affordable prices! I recommend the animal style fries :)
The food is good. I would recommend that the gyro be placed under wraps and not under sandwiches especially since there isn’t any description in regards to the gyro being in a tortilla wrap instead of the pita bread. It just comes as a unexpected surprise the way it is right now.
My days of partying are long behind me. Perhaps once a year I do anything fun at all. But I understand the beauty and psychology of late night garbage meals. These folks have it down to a science, and few do it better. There’s very few places outside of NYC bodegas and Instagram Reels where one can find food this decadent and depraved. Hey Chef! Go ahead and put chicken strips, bacon, a fried egg, french fries, and buffalo sauce into a tortilla and fry the thing. Might as well pour a beer into it too. Who cares. It's not normal. But when they serve it here, I’ll slop it up with a smile on my face. The atmosphere is distinctly that of a college town whose primary food crowd arrives at midnight. Pictures of a more reckless past on the walls, a digital jukebox (which seems to default to Travis Scott Radio), and employees that are sick of people forgetting their order numbers. Who could want more? The service is quick, and there are multiple burgers with jalapeno poppers just shoved right in the middle. Slop slop slop it up. The surprising thing is that the value here really isn’t bad. The Gaucho Burger (a real classic) remains around ten dollars, even in these trying times. There’s bacon and avocado on there, which I thought by now would be additions reserved only for those of the 1%. The important thing is that you don’t ask questions, and that you request extra chipotle sauce on the side and dip everything you get in it.
My days of partying are long behind me. Perhaps once a year I do anything fun at all. But I understand the beauty and psychology of late night garbage meals. These folks have it down to a science, and few do it better. There’s very few places outside of NYC bodegas and Instagram Reels where one can find food this decadent and depraved. Hey Chef! Go ahead and put chicken strips, bacon, a fried egg, french fries, and buffalo sauce into a tortilla and fry the thing. Might as well pour a beer into it too. Who cares. It's not normal. But when they serve it here, I’ll slop it up with a smile on my face. The atmosphere is distinctly that of a college town whose primary food crowd arrives at midnight. Pictures of a more reckless past on the walls, a digital jukebox (which seems to default to Travis Scott Radio), and employees that are sick of people forgetting their order numbers. Who could want more? The service is quick, and there are multiple burgers with jalapeno poppers just shoved right in the middle. Slop slop slop it up. The surprising thing is that the value here really isn’t bad. The Gaucho Burger (a real classic) remains around ten dollars, even in these trying times. There’s bacon and avocado on there, which I thought by now would be additions reserved only for those of the 1%. The important thing is that you don’t ask questions, and that you request extra chipotle sauce on the side and dip everything you get in it.
Really chill place super affordable and delicious
Haven’t been here since I was a teenager hated it when I was a teenager and now many years later loved it so good really good burger and fries
I don’t do much reviews but this place is so good The food is cheap the quality is so good for the price I would recommend this place for a late night meal and I wouldn’t go with the competitors (high price wack sb munchies 🤢) that’s a whole different story though i’ve ordered twice from this place and I am honestly surprised that I’ve never ordered sooner their burgers good they have pretty good tenders for the price The burritos like again pretty good for the price I would definitely recommend it if you’re high or drunk or even hungry for a late night meal definitely give this place a try if you’re reading this
The food is good. I would recommend that the gyro be placed under wraps and not under sandwiches especially since there isn’t any description in regards to the gyro being in a tortilla wrap instead of the pita bread. It just comes as a unexpected surprise the way it is right now.
Great casual place for inexpensive & tasty food. Gaucho burger was good - filling, tasty and well put together. Large cheese fries were exactly what you'd expect - large amount of fries and a lot of cheese. They do make good milkshakes, but it feels like an item they're reluctant to serve. Can't complain otherwise.
Give up on continuously deleting this review, I keep track of all my reviews. This is a local favorite. They specialize in American food and they do it well! They open late if you want a late night snack; they also deliver. Also, a single slice of pastrami in a burger doesn't make it a pastrami burger, it is a burger and pastrami accidentally fell in!
A nice place to have a steak sandwich. The food was at it's optimum temperature and the price was reasonable. The hardworking lady behind the counter knows how to treat a customer and she probably knows how to keep them coming back. I would give it a five star if I hadn't had a chance to use the restroom. It's not messy but definitely needs some improvements.
Fast food place with a lot of menu options. Prices are decent for the quality. There are a lot of seating choices inside and outside. Food is pretty good and given in big portions. Friendly services.
Free wifi and parking in the back! Good fresh food at a moderate price. Their traditional burger starts at $3.45.
Great casual place for inexpensive & tasty food. Gaucho burger was good - filling, tasty and well put together. Large cheese fries were exactly what you'd expect - large amount of fries and a lot of cheese. They do make good milkshakes, but it feels like an item they're reluctant to serve. Can't complain otherwise.
Give up on continuously deleting this review, I keep track of all my reviews. This is a local favorite. They specialize in American food and they do it well! They open late if you want a late night snack; they also deliver. Also, a single slice of pastrami in a burger doesn't make it a pastrami burger, it is a burger and pastrami accidentally fell in!
A nice place to have a steak sandwich. The food was at it's optimum temperature and the price was reasonable. The hardworking lady behind the counter knows how to treat a customer and she probably knows how to keep them coming back. I would give it a five star if I hadn't had a chance to use the restroom. It's not messy but definitely needs some improvements.
Fast food place with a lot of menu options. Prices are decent for the quality. There are a lot of seating choices inside and outside. Food is pretty good and given in big portions. Friendly services.
Free wifi and parking in the back! Good fresh food at a moderate price. Their traditional burger starts at $3.45.
Classic IV experience. Food is decent American stuff, nice and fried - nothing gourmet, but that's not the point. Even better, they're always open really late. A favorite for every late night partier; can be surprisingly busy at 1am on a Saturday. I would recommend the mozzarella sticks, curly fries, chicken tenders, and gaucho burger. If you're visiting, prepare to park a ways away.
Classic IV experience. Food is decent American stuff, nice and fried - nothing gourmet, but that's not the point. Even better, they're always open really late. A favorite for every late night partier; can be surprisingly busy at 1am on a Saturday. I would recommend the mozzarella sticks, curly fries, chicken tenders, and gaucho burger. If you're visiting, prepare to park a ways away.
Visited for lunch. Burger were fair and fairly priced. Had some good music playing too.
Just okay, I ordered Uber Eats from here. The burger could have had more chipotle sauce as advertised in the picture and the onion rings could have been cooked a bit less. It was nice that they included ranch. I probably won’t go out of my way to order form here again but overall it was not too bad.
Visited for lunch. Burger were fair and fairly priced. Had some good music playing too.
Just okay, I ordered Uber Eats from here. The burger could have had more chipotle sauce as advertised in the picture and the onion rings could have been cooked a bit less. It was nice that they included ranch. I probably won’t go out of my way to order form here again but overall it was not too bad.
Got tender combo which is listed at 10.95 for the tenders fries and drink. The worker then charge me 16.59 and said the drink wasn’t included in it anymore and gave me paper thin chicken tenders. Finally only allowed two sauce cups that were half filled at best.
Got tender combo which is listed at 10.95 for the tenders fries and drink. The worker then charge me 16.59 and said the drink wasn’t included in it anymore and gave me paper thin chicken tenders. Finally only allowed two sauce cups that were half filled at best.
Ordered two burgers and one fry. They wouldn't even give me one sauce without trying to charge me. I have been here before and never revived this bad of service. Manager brought one ranch out of sympathy. Repulsive service
Ordered door dash from them and they sent the wrong order so we tried it again and they sent the wrong order again for the second time. Super frustrating and unprofessional how does a restaurant mess up two times in a row. We were literally given a completely different wrong order two times in a row nothing in the order was correct.
I ordered Chicken Tenders with cheese fries to go. I paid, got my food, went to my dorm and what do I find??? Just cheese fries and no tenders. I also wasn't given a receipt so I can't show they incorrectly charged me and didn't give me what I ordered.
horrible service, rude over the phone interactions, served my vegetarian friend meat when she asked for only cheese in her quesadilla. requested a refund and was met with attitude from employees. FLOP RESTAURANT
It was a busy night and I understand stress but when we asked for no avocado on our burger they told us we were going to screw everyone else over. very rude. they then asked us if we wanted anything else "fancy" and why we would not want avocado. I tried to say it was okay that I would deal with it and just scrape it off and he told us we were ruining everyone else's order anyways.
horrible service, rude over the phone interactions, served my vegetarian friend meat when she asked for only cheese in her quesadilla. requested a refund and was met with attitude from employees. FLOP RESTAURANT
It was a busy night and I understand stress but when we asked for no avocado on our burger they told us we were going to screw everyone else over. very rude. they then asked us if we wanted anything else "fancy" and why we would not want avocado. I tried to say it was okay that I would deal with it and just scrape it off and he told us we were ruining everyone else's order anyways.
Ordered door dash from them and they sent the wrong order so we tried it again and they sent the wrong order again for the second time. Super frustrating and unprofessional how does a restaurant mess up two times in a row. We were literally given a completely different wrong order two times in a row nothing in the order was correct.
Ordered two burgers and one fry. They wouldn't even give me one sauce without trying to charge me. I have been here before and never revived this bad of service. Manager brought one ranch out of sympathy. Repulsive service
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966 Embarcadero del Mar, Isla Vista, CA 93117
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